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number six, many federal programs harm the environment. farm subsidies, water subsidies by the department of interior, sugar subsidies have greatly damaged the everglades in florida. there are many other examples. number seven, many federal programs as everyone knows are mismanaged and fraud ridden. this is nothing new. if you look at some of the oldest federal programs, even in a 19th century, there was a scandal after scandal with federal spending programs. army corps of engineers projects for example, back 150 years were scandal plagued. they ran over budget. they were porkbarrel. these problems are nothing new in washington. they go right back to the beginning. and, finally, number a, many federal programs simply don't work. you can look, for example, at a federal job training programs which were put in place by john f. kennedy half a century ago. these programs have never work. every decade or so the gao comes along and find essentially that they don't work. and again these sorts of problems go back many, many decades. if you look at
number six, many federal programs harm the environment. farm subsidies, water subsidies by the department of interior, sugar subsidies have greatly damaged the everglades in florida. there are many other examples. number seven, many federal programs as everyone knows are mismanaged and fraud ridden. this is nothing new. if you look at some of the oldest federal programs, even in a 19th century, there was a scandal after scandal with federal spending programs. army corps of engineers projects...
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and you know what the finding on the environment has been? quote -- "no significant environmental impact." that's the obama administration's own state department. no significant environmental impact after five years of study . how many more years of study do we need? how is our economy going to work when businesses that want to invest billions in building vital infrastructure for our economy and create jobs have to wait five years before they get a go-ahead? and we're wondering why we have a sluggish economy. we're wondering why we're still importing oil from the middle east. and this isn't just about working with canada to produce energy for this country. my home state will put 100,000 barrels a day of oil into this pipeline, the lightest, sweetest crude produced anywhere in this country and take it to our refineries in this country to be used by american consumers and businesses. another criticism sometimes the opponents will bring up is, well, the oil is going to be exported. no, oil is going to be exported. shouldn't approve the skype --
and you know what the finding on the environment has been? quote -- "no significant environmental impact." that's the obama administration's own state department. no significant environmental impact after five years of study . how many more years of study do we need? how is our economy going to work when businesses that want to invest billions in building vital infrastructure for our economy and create jobs have to wait five years before they get a go-ahead? and we're wondering why we...
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when they start by discussing the challenges to the space environment. the benefits of space permeate almost every aspect of our daily lives. for example, information derived from space systems helps us with natural disasters, facilitate navigation and transportation globally, provide global access to financial operation and scores of other cities worldwide. however, the space environment has changed in fundamental ways since the beginning of the space age 50 years ago. back then, your two powers, the united states in the soviet union, operating space systems. today, over 60 nations and governments in operate as well as numerous commercial and academic operators created an environment increasingly congested. for example, the u.s. department of defense tracks over 22,000 objects in space larger than 10 centimeters of which about 1100 practice satellites. there are also hundreds of thousand of additional objects too small to track, but still capable of damaging satellites that are bit in the international space station. over the past five years he seen a d
when they start by discussing the challenges to the space environment. the benefits of space permeate almost every aspect of our daily lives. for example, information derived from space systems helps us with natural disasters, facilitate navigation and transportation globally, provide global access to financial operation and scores of other cities worldwide. however, the space environment has changed in fundamental ways since the beginning of the space age 50 years ago. back then, your two...
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quite frankly the crisis that has generated from that environment now, i think that it is a threat to the regional security architecture and is rightfully not only a lot more of the regional powers, but also threatens to have many of the international powers as well. this includes major challenges for the united states going forward. i'm afraid how it is a very situation that is very simple. the basis of my argument is simple. i will explain in this has echoed in recent government analysis, it is not a question of if we get involved in syria but how and when. attention has to be paid to outcomes and goals. i agree with that. we might not be able to completely end the syria crisis. but by becoming more involved with the assertive and measured approach, i believe we can shape the outcome in keeping with our interests as much as possible within syria's borders. so i would like to say this falls a lot of president obama is recent responses with the interviewer charlie rose. i'm sure he didn't read it and respond to charlie rose. what i want to say is that the president has outlined very c
quite frankly the crisis that has generated from that environment now, i think that it is a threat to the regional security architecture and is rightfully not only a lot more of the regional powers, but also threatens to have many of the international powers as well. this includes major challenges for the united states going forward. i'm afraid how it is a very situation that is very simple. the basis of my argument is simple. i will explain in this has echoed in recent government analysis, it...
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if they do, they are threatening in a politically-constrained environment. and that is why, to me, it is the genius of this place that political liberty and entrepreneurialism are two sides of the same coin, although both are a fundamental human yearning. >> there's been much reported recently regarding the government's handling of personal data belonging to americans and others. president obama says he's trying to balance national security against privacy. how well do you think the administration is doing with that, and would individuals have any confidence that their best interests are being well guarded? >> so let me take it out of the context of president obama and his administration and generalize my answer a bit, because it is what i believe. remember the old saying absolute power corrupts absolutely? to me, the question that is raised by the nsa, the question that is raised by the irs is how is it that we should hold these vast, complex, opaque institutions accountable? how is it that effective oversight is possible? how can we possibly know that if a
if they do, they are threatening in a politically-constrained environment. and that is why, to me, it is the genius of this place that political liberty and entrepreneurialism are two sides of the same coin, although both are a fundamental human yearning. >> there's been much reported recently regarding the government's handling of personal data belonging to americans and others. president obama says he's trying to balance national security against privacy. how well do you think the...
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work with nongovernment institutions and work with the workers themselves to improve their working environment. anything less is unacceptable. the u.s. has a moral duty to lead by example. we should examine contracts with companies that sell products manufactured by workers who are denied in these countries similar to the way that used to be in the united states and occasionally still are who are denied even worker protections. let's not forget the american rescue workers who put their own lives in jeopardy to save hundreds of people over the past few weeks in texas and in the presiding officer's home state of of the commonwealth of massachusetts. first responders across our country deserve to know that we're doing everything we can to keep them and the people they protect as safe as possible. these are generally public employees, they generally carry a union card, and while bystanders and others tend to run from disasters, they run towards those disasters. let us always remember those whom we have lost over the years, whether they are public sector or private sector workers. we have lost them
work with nongovernment institutions and work with the workers themselves to improve their working environment. anything less is unacceptable. the u.s. has a moral duty to lead by example. we should examine contracts with companies that sell products manufactured by workers who are denied in these countries similar to the way that used to be in the united states and occasionally still are who are denied even worker protections. let's not forget the american rescue workers who put their own...
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and one of the things that causes those environments that we operate in to be relatively permissive is either consent of the governments in question to do those operations, which presumably canada and france are not going to give, or, and this connects to what the point professor chesney the same, a funny that they are either unable or unwilling to manage the threat that the individual poses, which their law enforcement capacity would make very difficult to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> if the gentleman will yield, i will issue an additional 30 seconds to make the point we don't want to put our selves in a position with this analogy drawn by mr. wittes that we will allow foreign governments -- as opposed our own government protecting those rights. >> thank you, mr. chairman. spent i would not be pleased to yield to mr. lofgren. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a few quick questions. i am, i would just be frank, troubled that the memorandum that allegedly provides the legal basis for this have not been shed. and i'm just wondering, maybe you can't come any become answer it, but
and one of the things that causes those environments that we operate in to be relatively permissive is either consent of the governments in question to do those operations, which presumably canada and france are not going to give, or, and this connects to what the point professor chesney the same, a funny that they are either unable or unwilling to manage the threat that the individual poses, which their law enforcement capacity would make very difficult to make. >> thank you, mr....
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the improving economic environment has helped in some areas. nearly a quarter told us they are satisfied with their personal finances from 2,009 but there is still very significant concern. debt continues to be a problem. 40% of the respondents believe they have too much debt and many are not comfortable with this aspect of their financial lives. a percentage of credit card holders carrying the debt has declined from 56% to 49% and nearly half carry the debt and pay interest on their balance. at about 10% use their cards for cash advances. the debt extends well beyond credit cards. when it comes to homeownership, 22% of those that have a mortgage indicate they owe more on their home than they believe it is worth. we ask respondents about medical bills and student loans. 26% have unpaid medical bills that are past due. the number is even higher among 18 to 44-year-olds. as for student loans, 20% of all respondents and 36% of 18 to 34-year-olds report having student loan debt. more than half of respondents with student loan debt are concerned the
the improving economic environment has helped in some areas. nearly a quarter told us they are satisfied with their personal finances from 2,009 but there is still very significant concern. debt continues to be a problem. 40% of the respondents believe they have too much debt and many are not comfortable with this aspect of their financial lives. a percentage of credit card holders carrying the debt has declined from 56% to 49% and nearly half carry the debt and pay interest on their balance....
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., education, housing, environment, everything else is in that 15%. the difference between the senate-passed budget resolution and the house-passed budget resolution, the house would make some changes in entitlement spending. we do some of that as well. they do more to try to reduce spending. the -- the real difference is what happens with that 15% of -- we call it domestic discretionary spending, and the other 15% in discretionary spending is defense. but they would take in their budget resolution in the house that 15% over the next ten years and take it down to roughly 5%, 5%. and that is everything in the federal government other than defense and entitlements and interest. that's everything else. that includes work force development, starting with early childhood education programs, head start, all the way from kindergarten up through high school, programs especially promoting the education in stem, science, technology, engineering and math, postsecondary education. it includes infrastructure, roads, highways, bridges, everything broadly defined in
., education, housing, environment, everything else is in that 15%. the difference between the senate-passed budget resolution and the house-passed budget resolution, the house would make some changes in entitlement spending. we do some of that as well. they do more to try to reduce spending. the -- the real difference is what happens with that 15% of -- we call it domestic discretionary spending, and the other 15% in discretionary spending is defense. but they would take in their budget...
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of the issues we have is really one of stability, of the government right now wants to have a stable environment if there's any free flow of information, via the internet. and, obviously, dissension of that creates i guess more freedom of speech which creates perhaps an unstable environment within china, china or the china government. should those be, should be one of the benchmarks that we look at, is internet freedom and the ability for free speech in promoting that as part of human rights? dr. yang? >> i have a very specific suggestion for congressional resolution. maybe by ideas are wild, but i've been thinking a major, a tax benefit, and china is huge. although the government all have same nature, but violations very from place to place. so we made each year single out a memberfe, where human rights record is really bad. and those american businessman doing business in these provinces will not enjoy a tax benefit, whatever there are. and encouraging internal competition on human rights records. >> so what you're saying is there's enough of a difference of human rights violations within prov
of the issues we have is really one of stability, of the government right now wants to have a stable environment if there's any free flow of information, via the internet. and, obviously, dissension of that creates i guess more freedom of speech which creates perhaps an unstable environment within china, china or the china government. should those be, should be one of the benchmarks that we look at, is internet freedom and the ability for free speech in promoting that as part of human rights?...
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afford this version of doing it and making this a philosophical issue is going to be a challenge in this environment and that gets back to whether there are number of people who for very rational reasons would say i would like to get coverage but don't have that much income. this looks expensive. i used to have a policy that was cheaper for whatever reason, less generous, young and healthy and so forth and not deciding and the big question, how much the individual mandate fee will play out in all of this but i can see a lot of people deciding they are going to wait through this first period to see what happens. >> do you think the participation, some people tell me they think premiums may be high the first year because insurers are by definition conservative. they don't want to lose their money. they may be high on the first year and some are holding back to see what happens. do you think judging it the first year not just in enrollment but pricing may be a hard investment. >> hard to say. the more you can convey certainty what the policies are and how this will work the more competitive price you a
afford this version of doing it and making this a philosophical issue is going to be a challenge in this environment and that gets back to whether there are number of people who for very rational reasons would say i would like to get coverage but don't have that much income. this looks expensive. i used to have a policy that was cheaper for whatever reason, less generous, young and healthy and so forth and not deciding and the big question, how much the individual mandate fee will play out in...
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it also, of course, leads to a cleaner environment. why? because you're having to build fewer power plants and through efficiency you're going to have fewer emissions. this is why you have groups from the chamber of commerce, had is key voting this legislation, by the way, to groups on the environmental side saying, you know, this is -- this is good legislation, it makes sense. strange bedfellows when you have the national association of manufacturers and the chamber of commerce and other business groups with environmental groups like the national resources defense council saying this makes sense, let's move forward with it. so i'm hopeful we can move forward not just on resolving these differences on what amendments can be offered and voted on but also move forward on this underlying bill, send it to the house, where there's interest in this bill, where there is on both sides of the aisle an interest in taking up efficiency legislation, and then send it to the president for his signature and actually be able to go home and say, "you know w
it also, of course, leads to a cleaner environment. why? because you're having to build fewer power plants and through efficiency you're going to have fewer emissions. this is why you have groups from the chamber of commerce, had is key voting this legislation, by the way, to groups on the environmental side saying, you know, this is -- this is good legislation, it makes sense. strange bedfellows when you have the national association of manufacturers and the chamber of commerce and other...
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about the environment -- do something about the environment we have to seek solutions that are broad based, acceptable, and work to gain the public will and the public support to put them in place. that is what lead us here today. with the understanding of the strength and our natural resources gale and i were able to come together with a perspective of the department of interior and the department of united states department of agricultural. the agency departments that are responsible for the overseeing of the development and the use and the strong capacity of the beautiful foundations in our country. the conservation leadership council has been hard at work to develop conservative input to public policy. we have been having conversations about voluntary marketplace and incentivized program that can actually make a difference. we seek your conversation today on those issues. as we have put the council together and worked over this last year, it really has become an issue as your state, your community, your organization need the flexibility in finding solutions that are based on glob
about the environment -- do something about the environment we have to seek solutions that are broad based, acceptable, and work to gain the public will and the public support to put them in place. that is what lead us here today. with the understanding of the strength and our natural resources gale and i were able to come together with a perspective of the department of interior and the department of united states department of agricultural. the agency departments that are responsible for the...
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what is going on here than the see this environment changing in a fundamental way? >> what is confused as there are two issues. do you want a particular subsidy spending like aiden the you have got and do you wanted in the tax cut? actually, do you want the tax code in the budget cents and you want the irs to administer it? the first issue is whether you want the provision which seems to me as the same issue you have a threat spending treks spending. my action is the one item i do say. low income levels have given what is going on an income and to -- distribution. i don't like the budget accounting because it feels like it is a tax cut when it is equivalent to direct it expenditure, so it makes it easier to enact and we should recognize the same effects as the direct span the chair. most of the subsidies. i think the irs probably gets it administered as best they can. it largely relates to this budget accounting concept that it looks like a negative tax and therefore is not the same thing as larger -- it appears to be smaller government when is larger. it has to do
what is going on here than the see this environment changing in a fundamental way? >> what is confused as there are two issues. do you want a particular subsidy spending like aiden the you have got and do you wanted in the tax cut? actually, do you want the tax code in the budget cents and you want the irs to administer it? the first issue is whether you want the provision which seems to me as the same issue you have a threat spending treks spending. my action is the one item i do say....
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and i was the at that time chairman of the environment of public works committee. i can remember when they said this only cost the average farmer in oklahoma another $600 or $700 a year. well, we went through this thing and we were able to defeat this. so these farmers have been hit hard, but they are not alone. all these regulations have been devastating to the entire economy and they are preventing us from achieving our economic recovery. the president is engaged in an all-out war on fossil fuels and he is intent on completing this until his assault on the free enterprise system is completed. the business community knows how bad the regulations are. they have been fighting them both tooth and nail since the beginning of obama's first term. now, this chart shows the rules that were approved during the president's first term. this is what he did. if you look at them, take some time, and these will be printed in the record so you need to be looking them up and realizing how serious it is. the greenhouse gas, we talked about that. the e.p.a. on the diesel independenc
and i was the at that time chairman of the environment of public works committee. i can remember when they said this only cost the average farmer in oklahoma another $600 or $700 a year. well, we went through this thing and we were able to defeat this. so these farmers have been hit hard, but they are not alone. all these regulations have been devastating to the entire economy and they are preventing us from achieving our economic recovery. the president is engaged in an all-out war on fossil...
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you the budget committee, i the environment and public works committee. and both of us have worked hard to get important bills through the united states senate. you, the budget of the united states of america and for me, the water resources development act which deals with making sure that the infrastructure around our water, our ports, is sound. about 500,000 jobs go along with it. and yours is critical because you attack the issue of jobs and deficits and the rest. so it seems to me -- and i want to know if my friend agrees with me -- that there is an agenda that the plus, republican house can embrace to deal with what is concerning the american people, such as taking your bill, the budget bill, to conference, after they went out and campaigned all over the country saying we didn't want a budget, we passed a budget and now they're stopping the budget, picking up and passing the water resources bill or passing their own version of it, if they want. certainly dealing with comprehensive immigration reform, which is critical, and i was disheartened to see s
you the budget committee, i the environment and public works committee. and both of us have worked hard to get important bills through the united states senate. you, the budget of the united states of america and for me, the water resources development act which deals with making sure that the infrastructure around our water, our ports, is sound. about 500,000 jobs go along with it. and yours is critical because you attack the issue of jobs and deficits and the rest. so it seems to me -- and i...
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reforms will do a better job of getting predators behind bars and ultimately creating a more supportive environment for victims to come forward. we are not done with this. even after we pass these reforms in committee today and even after we pass this defense authorization bill and it goes to the president, but i think we have the best chance of making real progress with a strong, bipartisan reform that will get at the heart of the matter, which these reforms do. and i believe we will continue to monitor this, and as we go forward, if more changes are necessary, i'll be the first in line to work for them. but don't let anyone say that the reforms we are doing today are not doing what is right for the victims of sexual assault or for the proposition that anybody, any coward who bbesmirches our fine military by committing these crimes, that they should not belong in prison. they belong in prison and that's what these reforms are intended to help happen. and i appreciate and i assume that i should yield the floor to my colleague from colorado. mr. bennet: madam president? the presiding officer: the se
reforms will do a better job of getting predators behind bars and ultimately creating a more supportive environment for victims to come forward. we are not done with this. even after we pass these reforms in committee today and even after we pass this defense authorization bill and it goes to the president, but i think we have the best chance of making real progress with a strong, bipartisan reform that will get at the heart of the matter, which these reforms do. and i believe we will continue...
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stakeholders are employees, environment, communities, et. cetera. again, best boards look at shareholder and stakeholder. it's interesting example what happens when you get to the controlled experience of critical mass. and so i think these are valuable for us to look at, not just particularly going down the road of affirmative mechanism but what happens when we do these kinds of things. i think in term of what she was talking about, and also, your great presentation -- where is jess? there you are. terrific presentation around the issue of ambition or how women perceive themselves or men perceive themselves. it talks about the fact that men and women have the same level of ambition. what is hard for women to exfleas ambition, you know, publicly. so in other words if women down what the ambition is it it's different than what they say the ambition is in front of others. because of the social negative consequence you get by showing your ambition publicly. so that tells me that, you know, women have that ambition, they are just not being able to refle
stakeholders are employees, environment, communities, et. cetera. again, best boards look at shareholder and stakeholder. it's interesting example what happens when you get to the controlled experience of critical mass. and so i think these are valuable for us to look at, not just particularly going down the road of affirmative mechanism but what happens when we do these kinds of things. i think in term of what she was talking about, and also, your great presentation -- where is jess? there you...
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the only way to do it is if both sides, we can agree on that, the current environment, we are not getting along, you see this position, how do you feel about bipartisanship as it relates to immigration reform and the likelihood of success? >> it is interesting because this is a very positive experience and it was felt by all the members. i won't say who but one of the members said before involvement in this group he didn't know any democrats or have anybody he felt he could trust and if you overlay our voting record, very little matches up but that doesn't mean you can't work together on something that is important for the country. the fact that two of our colleagues decided they needed to withdraw his i regret it but i am not negative about them and you will notice they don't like president obama. i knew that already. they were not happy about him but the real issue is what can the republican leadership's support? and we could have the best product on the world but if it is not put on the floor for a vote it doesn't matter so i do think as the bill is drafted we could come up with other
the only way to do it is if both sides, we can agree on that, the current environment, we are not getting along, you see this position, how do you feel about bipartisanship as it relates to immigration reform and the likelihood of success? >> it is interesting because this is a very positive experience and it was felt by all the members. i won't say who but one of the members said before involvement in this group he didn't know any democrats or have anybody he felt he could trust and if...
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w-- to do for our environment. there are lots of amendments that will be offered that will try add some mandates. as a group we don't believe that's the way toasmght als to . also in terms of the development of efficiency standards, it is not the secretary who will establish them. the secretary provides the technical assistance. but the authority is preserved in the private standard-making bodies. i think that's appropriate. we have gone out of our way to make this a voluntary bill, not a mandated bill. we have gone out of our way to ensure that this is responsive to what we're hearing out there among the business community, they're looking for better research, technology, looking for some deployable technologies to be able to improve their efficiency, to make them more competitive with their global competitors, because around the world other companies are competing with our companies in ohio or in the other states represented in this great body, and what we find is, we're not going to want to compete on labor rate
w-- to do for our environment. there are lots of amendments that will be offered that will try add some mandates. as a group we don't believe that's the way toasmght als to . also in terms of the development of efficiency standards, it is not the secretary who will establish them. the secretary provides the technical assistance. but the authority is preserved in the private standard-making bodies. i think that's appropriate. we have gone out of our way to make this a voluntary bill, not a...
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given the chaotic environment that exists there, and also the tendency toward more strict islamist government? >> i think you'll see a combination of dip city and the government being the answer for at least how the united states approaches the middle east. we're going don't safe guard israel's existence. we should do that. israel a great friend, and lives in a violent neighborhood. that's our military aid to israel will continue. interestingly enough our military tide egypt must also continue. it was the camp david -- that brought together israel and egypt and made for peace in sinai. it's the desert that stands between israel and the major part of egypt. and the egyptian keeping the peace in sinai defend the border. the advocate to aid is the israeli government. they want the egyptian military to be strong because it safe guards israel's secure fip i also think you'll see american military assistance to qait, bahrain and, and saudi arabia. those countries are absolutely opposed to the buildup of iranian power. the greatest is hope is iran. you'll see at love military activity and assistance
given the chaotic environment that exists there, and also the tendency toward more strict islamist government? >> i think you'll see a combination of dip city and the government being the answer for at least how the united states approaches the middle east. we're going don't safe guard israel's existence. we should do that. israel a great friend, and lives in a violent neighborhood. that's our military aid to israel will continue. interestingly enough our military tide egypt must also...
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they also affect a wide variety of public policy issues, everything from wages, jobs, the environment, the internet to monetary policy, pharmaceuticals and financial services. many people are deeply interested in tracking the trajectory of trade negotiations, but if they don't have reasonable access to see the terms of the agreements under negotiation, then they can't have any real input. without transparency, the benefits of an open marketplace of ideas are reduced enormously. i am deeply concerned about the transparency record of the u.s. trade representative and with one ongoing trade agreement in particular, the transpacific partnership. for months, the trade representative who negotiates on our behalf has been unwilling to provide any public access to the composite bracketed text relating to the negotiations. now, the composite bracketed text includes proposed language from the united states and also from other countries, and it serves as the focal point for negotiations. the trade representative has allowed members of congress to access the text, and i appreciate that, but there
they also affect a wide variety of public policy issues, everything from wages, jobs, the environment, the internet to monetary policy, pharmaceuticals and financial services. many people are deeply interested in tracking the trajectory of trade negotiations, but if they don't have reasonable access to see the terms of the agreements under negotiation, then they can't have any real input. without transparency, the benefits of an open marketplace of ideas are reduced enormously. i am deeply...
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certainly, in this environment of today, because of of the eure crisis, because of the europe crisis, people again, a number of people say maybe more integration is what we need, otherwise, it's not possible to have a common currency, so i'm -- there are many people say, oh, let's hope that the crisis tomorrow over. i hope, also, tomorrow the crisis over, but this crisis helps to create a european public opinion. aware of the problem, saying we need -- you have the opposite also, skeptics, the nationalists, the popularrists, telling people we have to retrieve behind national borders, protect ourselves in a globalized world, and i think there is a case to make in 2014 with success to say exactly the opposite. you need to regain your sovereignty on the european level. don't longer listen to those who say, oh, national sovereignty, we lose our national sovereignty. it no longer exists national sovereignty in europe. it no longer exists because of the euro. after the greeks want national sovereignty, the spanish want national sovereignty, we have to regain sovereignty on the european leve
certainly, in this environment of today, because of of the eure crisis, because of the europe crisis, people again, a number of people say maybe more integration is what we need, otherwise, it's not possible to have a common currency, so i'm -- there are many people say, oh, let's hope that the crisis tomorrow over. i hope, also, tomorrow the crisis over, but this crisis helps to create a european public opinion. aware of the problem, saying we need -- you have the opposite also, skeptics, the...
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this legislation will have a swift and measurable benefit to our economy and our environment. as senator portman said, a study by experts at the council for an energy efficient economy found last year's version would have saved consumers $4 billion and this may be a little hard to read on the chart but you can see it reduces energy costs and in doing so saves consumers $4 billion a year. it creates -- it would create about 80,000 jobs if it were passed by 2020 and also be the equivalent of taking five million cars off the road. the united states comprehensive national energy policy. we are too dependent on foreign oil, we are overly reliant on an outdated energy infrastructure. we need to utilize a wide range of energy sources, including natural gas, oil, nuclear, and renewables like wind, biomass and solar. but we can't just focus on the supply side. we also need to think about how we consume the energy once we have it. and efficiency is the cheapest, fastest way to reduce our energy use. energy saving techniques and technologies, lower costs, they free up capital, that allow
this legislation will have a swift and measurable benefit to our economy and our environment. as senator portman said, a study by experts at the council for an energy efficient economy found last year's version would have saved consumers $4 billion and this may be a little hard to read on the chart but you can see it reduces energy costs and in doing so saves consumers $4 billion a year. it creates -- it would create about 80,000 jobs if it were passed by 2020 and also be the equivalent of...
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and they have many detriments to the environment. they light up the sky. they're noisy. you can see them for a long time. we don't want to see them on the scenic mountains of east tennessee, where people come to see the great smoky mountains, not to see these big white towers. and in their enthusiasm for wind power, the solution our electricity needs in the united states, i am afraid the administration has -- is destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment and producing at the samat thesame time a type of ely that's intermittent, that only operates when the wind blows, is expensive, and has huge subsidies from the federal taxpayer that would make any tax breaks for oil companies look small by comparison. let's put all the questions about wind power aside except this one. why is the united states department of justice enforcing the migratory bird laws against one energy company -- one set of energy producers, oil and embarks and not against another -- oil and gas, and not against another, wind farms? that's what we'd like to noavment that's why we're w
and they have many detriments to the environment. they light up the sky. they're noisy. you can see them for a long time. we don't want to see them on the scenic mountains of east tennessee, where people come to see the great smoky mountains, not to see these big white towers. and in their enthusiasm for wind power, the solution our electricity needs in the united states, i am afraid the administration has -- is destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment and producing at...
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india strategic dialogue to make india's environment a focus of that dialogue. last week india announced the reveal of its market, access policy requires information technology products. that is a policy that would violate fundamental global trade rules. but that review does not solve the problems facing the information technology sector. it doesn't do anything to address serious concerns, including this industry or tax treatment or stop blatant theft of american intellectual property. the primary form to discuss this is the trade policy which we cochaired. the one you expect hold the next trade policy form and what can we do to support the union's efforts and what is the administration doing to ensure that this is on a positive trajectory? >> thank you, congressman. this is very much at the center of the agenda last week when we had the finance minister, the trade minister, deputy chairman of the commission in town for a series of meetings, besides the issue and how it is affecting our bilateral economic relationship and how we might be able to address it. i ha
india strategic dialogue to make india's environment a focus of that dialogue. last week india announced the reveal of its market, access policy requires information technology products. that is a policy that would violate fundamental global trade rules. but that review does not solve the problems facing the information technology sector. it doesn't do anything to address serious concerns, including this industry or tax treatment or stop blatant theft of american intellectual property. the...
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we have to make the door choice, the barracks safe environs for young men and women to live in. we have to figure out better how to encourage bystander intervention. because you know when there's a predator, you know when you're setting up somebody for a situation where your predator can take offense. so it's that attention between roles the chain of command can take to shaping five and the idea that look, we are all adults and we can make choices. and, frankly, we are having a hard time with that balance. but i do know that we have to reduce the number of overall incidence. i don't know, you know, i think some of these problems is on college campuses as well. but we are fairly transparent in reporting our numbers. we have a challenge of getting some numbers. 18-25-year-olds is a different demographics. we're seeing that, and yet we have to be able to take steps to alter this dynamic. >> general, as our time draw sure i'm going to take advantage of your being here to ask you one of the question that always most intrigue me. it's one of the hardest questions that can occur within
we have to make the door choice, the barracks safe environs for young men and women to live in. we have to figure out better how to encourage bystander intervention. because you know when there's a predator, you know when you're setting up somebody for a situation where your predator can take offense. so it's that attention between roles the chain of command can take to shaping five and the idea that look, we are all adults and we can make choices. and, frankly, we are having a hard time with...
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campaigns waged in the very competitive political environment of butte high school. see, i ran for kleist -- class president many times. and i lost many times. so i decided i needed a new plan. so my junior year, i thought i should run for student body president. because it's not just my class voting but the entire school. so i set out a campaign plan that solely targeted freshman and sophomore voters. and, this is key, i even got the younger sister of one of my opponents to join my campaign. and i won. and i learned my first campaign lesson. never underestimate the power of a younger sister. there's a sister, and then there's the sisterhood. we leveraged that sisterhood every day at emily's list, and we were to elect more women to city council, to state legislatures, to congress, the governor's offices all across the country. and we do it for a good reason. democratic women have been the most progressive voting bloc in congress for the last 20 years your these women aren't just voting on progressive issues. they are the driving force pushing policies that will truly
campaigns waged in the very competitive political environment of butte high school. see, i ran for kleist -- class president many times. and i lost many times. so i decided i needed a new plan. so my junior year, i thought i should run for student body president. because it's not just my class voting but the entire school. so i set out a campaign plan that solely targeted freshman and sophomore voters. and, this is key, i even got the younger sister of one of my opponents to join my campaign....
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>> guest: women are doing extraordinarily well in the higher education environment. since the 1980s they have been the majority of college graduates than they are now the majority people with college educations in the united states of america and to pass men in the last few years. in the last couple of years and over the last decade they have passed men in terms of masters masters degrees and ph.d.s acquired as well so the female population is doing extremely well in education and they also get higher grades. >> host: how are they scoring? >> guest: on average higher than men. >> host: what was the role of government at making in making that happen? >> guest: well, the programs instituted in the 1970s to create a quality within the higher education environment so what i was thinking about was this article which is sort of an ideas article rather than a strict thought based because it includes hypotheses of mine. and because the government took this role and continues to regulate higher education -- it examines universities and creates an environment of regulated equa
>> guest: women are doing extraordinarily well in the higher education environment. since the 1980s they have been the majority of college graduates than they are now the majority people with college educations in the united states of america and to pass men in the last few years. in the last couple of years and over the last decade they have passed men in terms of masters masters degrees and ph.d.s acquired as well so the female population is doing extremely well in education and they...
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in fact, a very different environment in 1958. when i came to darpa in 1986, now we know we were close to the end of the cold war, but in 1986 we didn't know it was that close and in that environment could even that the world was complex, what we thought about was this monolithic, overwhelming existential threat to the united states. sinuously think about today are much more diverse. [inaudible] >> -- i've been hearing a lot about gps and reliability. [inaudible] he said we have prevented surprises by creating our surprises. can you list any surprises you have created? >> yes, absolutely. then you start the second question. my first example will tie directly to your question about gps. now, in the 80s the gps satellites started becoming widely deployed, at that time we have gps capability, but it meant kerry in an box around on your vehicle premiership. eventually kussmaul announces a heavy pack that you carry. it's still really was not the kind of omnipresent capability that it is today. somehow it got to matter to the point it i
in fact, a very different environment in 1958. when i came to darpa in 1986, now we know we were close to the end of the cold war, but in 1986 we didn't know it was that close and in that environment could even that the world was complex, what we thought about was this monolithic, overwhelming existential threat to the united states. sinuously think about today are much more diverse. [inaudible] >> -- i've been hearing a lot about gps and reliability. [inaudible] he said we have prevented...
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in these environments good news is bad for equity markets because it means left q.e. buying. meanwhile, bad economics news is good for markets because it means that more easy money is on the way. and now we rest the perils unwinding the policy. economists are beginning to discuss the likelihood that the fed will take significant losses on assets that it's purchased. we just had one of the fed governors in our office last week sharing with us that as we begin unwinding these balance sheets, it's very likely, as you can imagine, as interest rates go up and the fed begins to buy these -- to buy these securities, we're going to lose money on those assets. so it's likely that the fed is going to take significant losses on the assets purchased. since the fed is buying these bonds at record-low yields, they will likely sell them down the road at higher yields. i don't think there's anybody right now that disagrees with that probability. the effect of this is a permanent increase in monetary supply. this is an incredibly perverse situation that we have now locked ourselves into. mr.
in these environments good news is bad for equity markets because it means left q.e. buying. meanwhile, bad economics news is good for markets because it means that more easy money is on the way. and now we rest the perils unwinding the policy. economists are beginning to discuss the likelihood that the fed will take significant losses on assets that it's purchased. we just had one of the fed governors in our office last week sharing with us that as we begin unwinding these balance sheets, it's...
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>> yeah, not suing each other, but in a very messy policy environment. i just want to add one thing to this, i don't know -- whether i disagree on this. you see this more and more frequently, that the administration -- because it does congress won't do anything, makes policy by official announcements of non-enforcement. so we're going to have our own de facto dream act which congress refuses to enact by administrative non-enforcement. that's very clear example of the dynamics here. we might see the same thing in drug enforcement. we're not going to enforce it, period, because congress will enact a law to that effect. i find that to go much beyond the ordinary exercise of administrative and executive discretion in law enforcement. its policymaking by non-enforcement, which is to my mind a very, very -- congressional statutes to the contrary, policy difficulties with that come but they're also real constitutional problems. it's sort of one more dysfunction. >> that's not the way things are supposed to work. angel, invest in fiber, in practice congress days
>> yeah, not suing each other, but in a very messy policy environment. i just want to add one thing to this, i don't know -- whether i disagree on this. you see this more and more frequently, that the administration -- because it does congress won't do anything, makes policy by official announcements of non-enforcement. so we're going to have our own de facto dream act which congress refuses to enact by administrative non-enforcement. that's very clear example of the dynamics here. we...
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the environment gets cleaned up. you save money. it's all good. and we know the electricity sector is complicated, but what we want to do, many of us here, is to say if you put a price on carbon, it will move us away from the dirtiest types of electricity production toward clean, clean electricity, and that's what we're trying to do. so senator sanders wrote a very strong bill that i'm a cosponsor of. it would put a price on carbon, and we would take the funds that we get from that price on carbon, i think $20 a ton when we start, it will bring in many billions, and what we'll do with it is 60% of it will go to the people to soften the blow of higher electricity prices until we have moved to clean energy. so we have to move on this. on residential commercial buildings, i have a bill to move forward through the g.s.a., the biggest government landlord -- it's the biggest landlord in the country, and we can move forward with economies to those buildings by making sure that there are -- that the windows don't let in all that air or escape all that hea
the environment gets cleaned up. you save money. it's all good. and we know the electricity sector is complicated, but what we want to do, many of us here, is to say if you put a price on carbon, it will move us away from the dirtiest types of electricity production toward clean, clean electricity, and that's what we're trying to do. so senator sanders wrote a very strong bill that i'm a cosponsor of. it would put a price on carbon, and we would take the funds that we get from that price on...
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efficiency is good for the economy and for our environment. it enables us to waste less and use our resources more wisely. great conservative principles there. at the same time, it can help create jobs and deliver lasting financial benefits. study after study -- and the chairman has pointed some of those out -- study after study has shown we could save billions of dollars every year through reasonable efficiency improvements whether through small appliances, large buildings or someplace in between there. these potential savings cannot be overlooked at a time when we see so many of our families and businesses that are struggling to make ends meet, debt is escalating, the price of energy remains well above what most of us want it to be. so as policymakers i can't think of efficiency as just an energy issue alone. it's also a bottom-line issue that really affects every one of us and every one of our constituents back home. now, while we can all agree on the importance of efficiency, we can awlings agree that there's a legitimate debate over the f
efficiency is good for the economy and for our environment. it enables us to waste less and use our resources more wisely. great conservative principles there. at the same time, it can help create jobs and deliver lasting financial benefits. study after study -- and the chairman has pointed some of those out -- study after study has shown we could save billions of dollars every year through reasonable efficiency improvements whether through small appliances, large buildings or someplace in...
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coming from orange county, california to a recently desegregating environment here. a different time. i went to duncan chapel and we had the first through fifth grade and seventh grade. my sister was a freshman in high school. she was bussed to a different school. i saw firsthand from a kid from orange county, california i saw a different environment as they were going through the challenge of racial desegregation. that was my first foray in to interest of the discrimination world. my next change to see the issues play out closely in 1976, first, when i entered the united states military academy at west point. i was in the first class with women there. i sue the institution tackle the challenge of figuring how we accommodate women to a program that was proudly all males, in fact where the administration wasn't all that excited about opening up west point opportunities to women. i got to see how it evolved over the course of four years. then i saw, again, a different aspect of discrimination as i arrived at army's litigation division in washington with 1992 with the i
coming from orange county, california to a recently desegregating environment here. a different time. i went to duncan chapel and we had the first through fifth grade and seventh grade. my sister was a freshman in high school. she was bussed to a different school. i saw firsthand from a kid from orange county, california i saw a different environment as they were going through the challenge of racial desegregation. that was my first foray in to interest of the discrimination world. my next...
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they want to be there to help prevent violence and it's like preparation of the environment. i went to one country i was working really well and then another and it is like the ambassador couldn't stand -- they didn't know what a mission with was and they were talking about all kinds of problems and we have him fix this, what can we do about that and he was a very kind of deadpan guy. if you have seen one mle, you have seen all mle you have to look for the right people to have that ability to not just be excessively poke focused, but working with other people and you can change the structure and really comes down to the individuals who are involved, those who know how to engage the cross agency until the culture. >> i would like to interject and observe that we are about to have a vessel operations command liaison right here at the research institute. it is in part because we work globally. but we work with the military, and the military of all people understand the value of. it is one of the reasons that socom has people around the globe trying to help his development. you k
they want to be there to help prevent violence and it's like preparation of the environment. i went to one country i was working really well and then another and it is like the ambassador couldn't stand -- they didn't know what a mission with was and they were talking about all kinds of problems and we have him fix this, what can we do about that and he was a very kind of deadpan guy. if you have seen one mle, you have seen all mle you have to look for the right people to have that ability to...
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these are tools that are meant to reenable the health care environment. nothing more. and so one of my thesis is that that's the easy part, that technology is the easy part. here's a little bit about that. i think karen may have some similar slides. today, there are hundreds if not thousands of various technologies, applications, and content areas that constitute this growing field that we don't even know what to call it anymore, right? telehealth, e-health, who knows? and so it's a $27 billion industry just on the telemedicine side. and if you look at the lower left and you see down there a risk, that's a lifestyle management for the worried well, intrepid runners like me, you, prevention arguably, not a lot to do with clinical care and the more sophisticated applications as you move from left to right including the next box over which is remote chronic disease monitoring in homes and in nursing homes, or further right, rolled out units in the icu or as ed mentioned, robotic surgery that start out as remote telepresence robotic surgery by doctor mac, ma right? by sadi
these are tools that are meant to reenable the health care environment. nothing more. and so one of my thesis is that that's the easy part, that technology is the easy part. here's a little bit about that. i think karen may have some similar slides. today, there are hundreds if not thousands of various technologies, applications, and content areas that constitute this growing field that we don't even know what to call it anymore, right? telehealth, e-health, who knows? and so it's a $27 billion...
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chains, ensuring transparency and cutting red tape and work to strengthen protections for labor and the environment. the transpacific partnership is open to countries willing to meet our ambitions. since we started negotiations, vietnam, malaysia, mexico, canada, all joined. we continue to welcome other countries, the interest of other countriesing inning japan. that was a -- countries including japan. that was a conversation when the president was here. our goal is for high standards for the transpacific partnership to enter the bloodstream of the global system and improve rules and norms and affects conduct in those countries as well. as the president and others, the transpacific partnership leaders stated we intend to conclude negotiations this year. our economic engagement with europe, by the way, is no less ambitious. we build a specially deep and robust security institutions that span the atlantic, and now it's time for the cooperation to catch up and sink deeper roots because the truth is the united states and the european union are each other's most important trading partners and will remai
chains, ensuring transparency and cutting red tape and work to strengthen protections for labor and the environment. the transpacific partnership is open to countries willing to meet our ambitions. since we started negotiations, vietnam, malaysia, mexico, canada, all joined. we continue to welcome other countries, the interest of other countriesing inning japan. that was a -- countries including japan. that was a conversation when the president was here. our goal is for high standards for the...
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a set of rules that is designed to create and environment of law and order. rather than one of chaos. and then make sure that those rules are implemented in an even-handed fashion. so as not to advantage any particular business at the expense of another. that is the best way that government can support that, and when government tries to go beyond that or promises to go beyond that, it usually ends up picking the winners and the losers and it becomes destructive to the free market economy. and to the interests that we're trying tochieve through the freeart economy and through robust, free, civil society. >> francis johnson, strategic planning initiative. we have a challenge before us of gaining morehe ge public, a set of them, who will see the wisdom of what we think is wisdom. we're talking about here and, then, if you will, support legislators and senators for congress who believe the same thing. now, a way to enlarge the circle may be, to start with the endgame. tell some stories, about particular people with names surrogate names, that have been benefited
a set of rules that is designed to create and environment of law and order. rather than one of chaos. and then make sure that those rules are implemented in an even-handed fashion. so as not to advantage any particular business at the expense of another. that is the best way that government can support that, and when government tries to go beyond that or promises to go beyond that, it usually ends up picking the winners and the losers and it becomes destructive to the free market economy. and...
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today we had a hearing in the environment committee. it was a terrific hearing about the science of climate change and the republicans put two witnesses up there. they were not scientists, they were economists, and they said that doing anything about climate is terrible for the economy. i got to tell you, i looked at the organizations they represented, funded by the koch brothers, by exxonmobil. that's a fact. so this isn't about gina mccarthy, this whole holdup where we had an agency with an acting head, very good guy, but we need someone in this position who is going to have the graph aas the of this -- gravitas of to head this agency. if you look at the lives that have been saved because of the clean air act and if you look at the economic prosperity that came about because of the clean air act, i would shake you up. over 200% increase in the g.d.p. as the clean air act was being carried out. jobs and jobs and jobs created after the special interests told us it would be calamitous. you know what we found out, madam president, and we'
today we had a hearing in the environment committee. it was a terrific hearing about the science of climate change and the republicans put two witnesses up there. they were not scientists, they were economists, and they said that doing anything about climate is terrible for the economy. i got to tell you, i looked at the organizations they represented, funded by the koch brothers, by exxonmobil. that's a fact. so this isn't about gina mccarthy, this whole holdup where we had an agency with an...
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extended deterrence and the strategic environment. and many of you might have already picked up the copy of it when you signed in. for those who don't have copies, we will put up the link to his paper shortly after the event along with the summary and the videos of this event as a whole. dr. roberts will speak how long? i will leave it to dr. roberts. he can take as many times or as brief as he wants to take on the topic. following that, i'll open the floor to questions and answers. with that, brad. >> thank you, yuki. thank you for the opportunity to be here. i thank you for making the time on august monday morning to be here for the discussion. i will try to set out remarking of twenty five or so minutes to get the conversation going. i would like to make it clear, i speak for myself. i don't represent the administration any longer. i'm not here to speak for the government of japan. the ideas are my own. the views are my own. ly try not to attribute to ohs they don't have a good basis for attributing. this story really begins from a
extended deterrence and the strategic environment. and many of you might have already picked up the copy of it when you signed in. for those who don't have copies, we will put up the link to his paper shortly after the event along with the summary and the videos of this event as a whole. dr. roberts will speak how long? i will leave it to dr. roberts. he can take as many times or as brief as he wants to take on the topic. following that, i'll open the floor to questions and answers. with that,...
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there are more eyes on the issue in an environment where they can make decisions. so it offers us opportunity that we probably haven't taken advantage of. and conversely, anybody who is my with a history of war knows that abuses in the use of aircraft, bombing, carpet bombing, involving unintended damage or perhaps sometimes intended damage to civilian population is endemic to the history of warfare are in sometimes used by our enemies and, unfortunately, sometimes in the past used by the united states. so we are dealing here with a set of questions that has persisted for some time. let me, though, focus, and he can do, colonel mcsally, because mr. al-muslimi raises the issue and i think it's a very legitimate issue, that somehow there is the appearance, the perception of greater damage and possible mistakes associated with this kind of weaponry, this tool. is that a fair criticism, do you think? >> well, i can't speak specifically about operations in this country, but i can say that the capability does exist to make sure that we minimize a civilian casualty. and a
there are more eyes on the issue in an environment where they can make decisions. so it offers us opportunity that we probably haven't taken advantage of. and conversely, anybody who is my with a history of war knows that abuses in the use of aircraft, bombing, carpet bombing, involving unintended damage or perhaps sometimes intended damage to civilian population is endemic to the history of warfare are in sometimes used by our enemies and, unfortunately, sometimes in the past used by the...
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you had a taxation and a regulatory environment which allowed me to prosper with the sec making sure the rules were followed, and it encouraged entrepreneurship. people were respected for the fact that they added to the economy. and now that i have wealth, i can do a lot more to help poor people than i could when i didn't have wealth. my wife scrubbed the floors, sewed the kids' clothes, cut my hair, and now we are blessed by this american dream. so i want to help keep that alive for others. and, of course, the third ingredient is the entrepreneur which is a role that i played. so those three things, entrepreneur, has hospitable government environment and the workers are what creates success in america, and we have to do everything to keep those three legs of that stool strong and vibrant. >> let me -- thank you for the opening statement. let me ask you one or two, and then we'll go around the table. um, especially interested to hear you talk about helping obama create his legacy. earlier this week, as you probably know, speaker boehner spoke and said that the obama administration wa
you had a taxation and a regulatory environment which allowed me to prosper with the sec making sure the rules were followed, and it encouraged entrepreneurship. people were respected for the fact that they added to the economy. and now that i have wealth, i can do a lot more to help poor people than i could when i didn't have wealth. my wife scrubbed the floors, sewed the kids' clothes, cut my hair, and now we are blessed by this american dream. so i want to help keep that alive for others....
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radiation data that we talked last week about our press conference, that tells about the radiation environment between earth and mars and now on the surface of mars. it is going to be critical for them. because as we further the design of the places in which we live. we have a mission and a common goal and a common understanding. i was at nasa headquarters when i was the assistant deputy administrator and i was working for the administrator at the time. thinking that i would never fly again. one individual said we want to go back to houston. and he said we wanted to fly out and shoot you command a mission. one of my hidden desires was to go back with the first hubble servicing mission. so we really wanted to commend the first station because they had an opportunity to do that. i have my whole life and they said, how about calming down for a minute. you guys will be in town and you can go have dinner with them and we did. we got together with them and a young engineer from moscow, he was a colonel in the russian air force. spoke not a word of english. the three of us had dinner that night and a
radiation data that we talked last week about our press conference, that tells about the radiation environment between earth and mars and now on the surface of mars. it is going to be critical for them. because as we further the design of the places in which we live. we have a mission and a common goal and a common understanding. i was at nasa headquarters when i was the assistant deputy administrator and i was working for the administrator at the time. thinking that i would never fly again....
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when i was at the "the washingtn post," i was covering the environment for a time, and i wrote about how rock fish in the chesapeake bay had developed a disease that was killing them. now, everybody -- all the experts said we have, we have no evidence to show that this effects the quality of the fish, how edible it is, where it's fox -- whether it's toxic or whatever. the next day the governor, then-governor of maryland, bob ehrlich, republican, held a rock fish-eating lunch in the governor's mansion to show, like, yum, i love this and, you know, and the watermen were up in armies, and people were really upset. whole foods went exactly the other way. they took all the rock fish out of the store, they put up signs letting everyone know. and you could argue, you know, is this a reaction to the quality of the food, or is it a reaction to the politics of the consumer who shops at whole foods? i just thought it was such a fascinating example, because in the sort of republican swath of maryland among the watermen and the fishermen and the people in the industry, they were furious, and they
when i was at the "the washingtn post," i was covering the environment for a time, and i wrote about how rock fish in the chesapeake bay had developed a disease that was killing them. now, everybody -- all the experts said we have, we have no evidence to show that this effects the quality of the fish, how edible it is, where it's fox -- whether it's toxic or whatever. the next day the governor, then-governor of maryland, bob ehrlich, republican, held a rock fish-eating lunch in the...
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or a cynic and it is very likely criminal environment pursuant to the act itself are 98. the rr98 has few if any criminal actions to the there are several that can be taken as a result of his violation. based on that again, we does far have not uncovered any actions we would deem illegal in this instance not. >> i guess the american public what can a judge that, but it seems borderline if not illegal. my time has expired. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as several questions for you mr. shulman and mr. miller. notwithstanding the troubling and unacceptable conduct of the irs, political organizations do not want to be scrutinized by the government. they shouldn't seek public eye tax-free status and anonymity for donors. to argue otherwise is to advantage tax cheese to the detriment of law-abiding americans. satisfy my hope out of this debate will come clear and enforceable rules that treat all political groups equally. so with respect to questions, mr. miller and mr. shulman, the lines have blurred between political act of groups, the 527 and those who do
or a cynic and it is very likely criminal environment pursuant to the act itself are 98. the rr98 has few if any criminal actions to the there are several that can be taken as a result of his violation. based on that again, we does far have not uncovered any actions we would deem illegal in this instance not. >> i guess the american public what can a judge that, but it seems borderline if not illegal. my time has expired. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as...
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in this current economic environment, the last thing that we should be doing is making it more difficult for businesses to expand and hire more people. but because of the president's health care law, that is exactly what's happening. "the wall street journal" ran a piece about a small business owner called carl shanstra, who owns a parts assembly phak trier near chicago, illinois. it is called automation systems, lar l.c. sales have been growing, the business is going well, but he has a problem because he already employs close to 50 peevment well that meanses a getting dangerously close to the law's dangerous threshold and the new health care burdens that it would place on him, including all the expenses. as i puts it, "i'll be hammered for having more people at work. the cost of imroig providing insurance would be enormous much the cost of paying the ttach pen in the for national offering insurance would also be enormous. now, that's not a good option for a small business like automation systems, a small business that has an opportunity to expand and hire more people." so, he has to loo
in this current economic environment, the last thing that we should be doing is making it more difficult for businesses to expand and hire more people. but because of the president's health care law, that is exactly what's happening. "the wall street journal" ran a piece about a small business owner called carl shanstra, who owns a parts assembly phak trier near chicago, illinois. it is called automation systems, lar l.c. sales have been growing, the business is going well, but he has...
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and invariably, the first issue that comes up is the crushing effect of the regulatory environment. businesses will tell me that they just simply are afraid to grow or can't grow because of what washington is burdening them with. more specifically, madam president, they talked to me about the affordable care act and the toll it is taking on their businesses. i can give you a perfect example. at a small business, a franchise business, they had a franchise in lincoln, they had a franchise in omaha. the owner of that business said to me, you know, my business is not too bad. we could actually grow this business. we look out there in the future and we see some opportunities to grow this business. then they went on to say we're at about 48 employees now, and we're not going to grow. i said, well, why would that be? why have you decided that you're not going to grow this business? and their answer was simple and straightforward. they said when we grow over 50 employees, we become subject to the requirements that are impossible for a business our side to meet under the affordable care act.
and invariably, the first issue that comes up is the crushing effect of the regulatory environment. businesses will tell me that they just simply are afraid to grow or can't grow because of what washington is burdening them with. more specifically, madam president, they talked to me about the affordable care act and the toll it is taking on their businesses. i can give you a perfect example. at a small business, a franchise business, they had a franchise in lincoln, they had a franchise in...
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because baby boomer doctors will retire in droves, plus more who won't practice in this environment. because if it's not good enough for congress, it sure as shooting is not good enough for the people. you know, those are sentiments we're hearing from all across the country. those are sentiments that reflect the views of the american people. not just in texas, in all 50 states. not just republicans. democrats, independents, lynner terrence. -- libertarians. the american people understand when you have a law that is killing jobs, when you have a law that is hammering small businesses, when you have a law that is forcing people into part-time work and working 29 hours a week, when have you a law causing skyrocketing insurance premiums, when you have a law that is causing more and more people to lose their health insurance, you have a law that's not working. you have a train wreck. as the democratic senator who is the lead author of this bill described it. and yet right now the united states senate is not listening to the american people. the democrats in the senate understandably have
because baby boomer doctors will retire in droves, plus more who won't practice in this environment. because if it's not good enough for congress, it sure as shooting is not good enough for the people. you know, those are sentiments we're hearing from all across the country. those are sentiments that reflect the views of the american people. not just in texas, in all 50 states. not just republicans. democrats, independents, lynner terrence. -- libertarians. the american people understand when...
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and it's a much more dangerous environment they operate under. and it's different. it's still dangerous in america, but policemen have a different rules of engagement than your soldiers have. and there's -- there's more restrictions and restraint on what we do in our country. so that's why we say the military can't operate here. so when we asked the president, can you kill americans on american soil with your drone strikes, which is part of the military, it should be an easy answer. in fact, i hope someone's calling him now and asking him for an answer. it would save me a lot of time and breath, and my throat's already dry and i just got started. but if they would ask him for an answer, can the military operate in the united states? well, no. the law says the military can't operate in the united states. it's on the books and he should simply do the honorable thing and say he will obey the law. it's simple. but i don't get why they trophy answer it. -- why they refuse to answer it. it worries me that they refuse to answer the question, because by refusing to answer i
and it's a much more dangerous environment they operate under. and it's different. it's still dangerous in america, but policemen have a different rules of engagement than your soldiers have. and there's -- there's more restrictions and restraint on what we do in our country. so that's why we say the military can't operate here. so when we asked the president, can you kill americans on american soil with your drone strikes, which is part of the military, it should be an easy answer. in fact, i...